GM Kate's Extinction Curse [closed]

Game Master Kate Baker

Go ahead and give it a try!

I’ll get a post up in the morning. I’ve had a crazy migraine all weekend that’s finally abated, but now i’m too tired to do anything.

Sorry, I had a deadline today! I'll move you along this evening.

We have a bit of stuff that happens first, but please do think about what acts you want to go on for this circus! You can use Slide 10 as a starting point if you'd like, but you are welcome to put whatever acts you want in the show without needing to stick to that structure.

Also, everyone earns a hero point for finishing the exploration of the circus site.

Dang, cross-posted with Niksi again!

Hah! No worries.

I'm heading out to get my first vaccine shot in a bit and judging how it knocked Jess out, I might be out of commission for the rest of the day after, but we shall see

I have to say, I really love this "rival circuses" plotline and I really love that I have a smart and tricksy character for it

Sorry, it's been an exhausting couple of days. I'll move it along tonight or tomorrow morning.

All good <3 take care of yourself!

I'll have a post up later today/this evening. Thank you for your patience!

How would you all like to handle the show? Do you want to come up with a full lineup of acts, or just sort of narrate through how it goes?

Would it be possible to do a repeat or iteration of last storyline we put on or do we need to come up with a new one?

Agreed, I wouldn't forsee our show changing a whole lot.

We can do that! Want to add Fidget in somewhere, or is she learning this time?

I would think she would be learning this go around to build her own act into the show.

Agreed with the plan to go with the same show as last time. Maybe we can come up with a few other routines so we don't have the same show every time, but that can probably wait. Working Aives in too might be cool.

I'm admittedly a bit out of my element on the circus show composition. Marilus is fine helping however he can, but other than some acrobatics and maybe sword tricks he doesn't have an "act" so to speak. He's fine just doing security, too.

There's a whole circus subsystem, but we're playing a bit fast and loose with it. Security is definitely a legit role.

I'll get a big post up tomorrow for the circus!

Repeating from last time:

Opener:
1. Prism

Build-Up:
1. Rova
2. Eliza and Mr. Tickles

Big Number:
1. Dwarven Throwers (Tribute to Mukluk)

Finale:
1. Flamboni Sisters
2. Niksi
3. Mordaine the Magician

Feel free to make any tweaks as we go! Feel free to use more than one skill in your act.

I shall post tomorrow in the morning/early afternoon. Today was a long day and I used most of my posting time with some big character stuff in another game. My apologies!

I’m already trying to think up ideas for another show storyline, and ideas and thoughts are always welcome! I figure this is our first time doing this particular show in this town, so a retread is fine, but I would like to eventually get a variety of “storylines” that we can pick from.

I think it would be pretty cool if everyone came up with their own storyline for us to use, but I also don’t want people to be pressured if that’s not their thing.

I'll figure out how much money you earned from the circus, but you also get to level now! Welcome to Level 6!

Level 6, level up!
+13 HP
+1 to everything
+1 class feat: Mature Animal Companion
+1 skill feat: Ward Medic

I am mightier!

I apparently haven't been updating Thkrull -- or at least not doing it right -- for a bit. Not even counting his boosts from Mature Animal Companion, he has a LOT more HP and is better at most of his skills.

He's also now got boosts to damage, and will take some actions on his own.

Oh, and NOW he's LARGE.

The big news this level for everyone is Harmonize. It will let me do two performances at once, so you can get Inspire Defense AND Inspire Courage. It’s a bit more action-intensive for Niksi, but I think it’ll probably be worth it.

Yeah, considering the tight math in 2e, that's probably huge.

I got my second Moderna shot on Saturday, and it kicked my butt for a few days, but I'm feeling much better now! I should be able to get you started on the new chapter tomorrow.

No worries, dear!

A hero point for everyone for completing Chapter 1 of this book!

This is probably a bit implicit in the GM's prerogative to make changes to the adventure as written, but just to check, does anyone mind if I change out some of the repetitive combats for equally thematic critters from Bestiary 2 and 3?

All fine by me :)

Please do.

I do not mind in the slightest. Please do :)

Hey folks,

Unfortunately, I'm going to have to withdraw from active participation in this campaign.

This is absolutely a result of recent changes to my life circumstances over the past month or two and not anything anybody here did or didn't do.

Due to these personal events I've had a lot less time for play-by-posting, and I don't foresee this changing in the next several weeks at least. Rather than continue to struggle to post weekly, if that, I'm consolidating my several PbP obligations down to the single adventure path I'm GMing to make it more managable (and since finding a replacement GM for a PbP AP in book 3 is very challenging).

Thank you for the consideration and the PbP experience. All the best finding an additional player.

-Dan aka AFlashInTime

Sorry, to see you go, Dan. Obviously real life takes precedence, and I'm definitely aware of how changes in schedules can make it harder to keep up with PBPs!

Indeed, sorry to hear that. Hope all gets better and settles down for you soon.

Sorry to hear that, Dan, but I totally understand! Good luck with everything going on!

I'll also add that given the nature of this adventure, it's very easy to have Marilus hanging out in the background, still working at the circus, so if you would like to rejoin again later, the option is there!

I’m sorry to hear that, but I totally understand. We’ll miss you.

Thankfully, as Kate said, we can keep you easily in the background in case your schedule frees up again!

I made Niksi in Heroforge for fun! I'm trying to eventually make all my characters.

Just an FYI, I'm not sure how much I'll be able to post the rest of the month. I'll definitely be out of pocket this coming Monday-Thursday, and may be a bit more sporadic for the next couple of weeks until after PaizoCon, for various reasons.

Thanks for the heads-up! We'll probably pause over PaizoCon, since even folks who aren't doing the con probably have Memorial Day weekend plans.

And good news: I think we have two new players, who will be introduced after this combat!

Awesome!

Excellent!

That is great!

I am one such addition!

I've probably been watching too much Assassination Classroom, but I've decided to bring this fast-moving, tentacled (mechanically it is a tail) fleshwarped refugee from Nex.

Welcome! Lovely to have you. Niksi will be happy to have you!

Welcome aboard; looking forward to "meeting" you and our other new player/character.